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#BCB4CF Color

#BCB4CF is rgb(188, 180, 207) in RGB, hsl(258, 22%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCB4CF
HEX#BCB4CF
RGBrgb(188, 180, 207)
HSLhsl(258, 22%, 76%)
HSVhsv(258, 13%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.039 299)
LABlab(74.63% 6.81 -12.64)
LCHlch(74.63% 14.35 298.32)

What #BCB4CF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BCB4CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.32Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.55Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.99Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 9.05Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 9.15Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.21

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BCB4CF Channel Values

How #BCB4CF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 180 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 22% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 13% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCB4CF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCB4CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCB4CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCB4CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BCB4CF
Complementary
#C7CFB4
Analogous
#B4BACF
Analogous
#CAB4CF
Triadic
#CFBCB4
Triadic
#B4CFBC
Split comp.
#CFCAB4
Split comp.
#BACFB4

Tints & Shades of #BCB4CF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C5BED5
#CDC7DB
#D5D0E1
#E0DDE9
#E9E6EF
#F1EFF5

Shades

#A195BB
#8273A5
#695A8C
#51466D
#3A324E
#211C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCB4CF.

How #BCB4CF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BCB4CF
Protanopia#B5B5CF
Protanomaly#B8B5CF
Deuteranopia#B7B7CF
Deuteranomaly#B9B6CF
Tritanopia#B8B8B8
Tritanomaly#BAB6C1
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCB4CF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bcb4cf: #BCB4CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCB4CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcb4cf': '#BCB4CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.706, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_bcb4cf">#BCB4CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCB4CF"

More Purple Colors

#BCB4CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BCB4CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCB4CF?

#BCB4CF is a light purple — rgb(188, 180, 207) in RGB and hsl(258, 22%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.32.

What is the RGB value of #BCB4CF?

#BCB4CF is rgb(188, 180, 207) — red 188, green 180, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCB4CF?

#BCB4CF converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCB4CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCB4CF scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCB4CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCB4CF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 8.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.